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TURBO
CARVER uses an air turbine that rotates at 400,000 RPM. A typical rotary
tool at a hardware store rotates at 35,000 RPM. The turbine rotates on
2 high precision, state of the art, ceramic ball bearings that are especially
designed and lubricated needing no oiling.

Air Compressor
Requirements:
The Turbo Carver consumes 2 cubic feet per minute (CFM)
of air pressure.The most important rating for a compressor is
the Cubic Feet Per Minute (SCFM) or (CFM) and not the total air pressure
(PSI).

Usually an airbrush compressor is .5 HP and does not provide 2 CFM as spraying paint requires less volume as is necessary for an air tool.

The compressor
should be a piston type air compressor with a rating of at least 3/4 HP
and 2 CFM.

Tankless air compressors
are much lighter to lift and do not require daily draining.

A tank type air compressor
pumps air to the tank to be stored until it is used up then automatically
starts again to refill the tank. Air compressors typically are 95 to 100
decibels (dbl.) in volume. Turbo Carver air compressors require no oiling,
come with a foot control, and are much quieter at about 80 dbl. (About
the volume of a typical hand held hair dryer). They are designed to be
easy to use and come all set up to power your Turbo Carver.

Burs:
Turbo Carver only uses 1/16 inch diameter cutting bits, called Friction
Grip Dental burs.
These burs
are available in Carbide, Diamond, Stone and Rubber. We stock about 30
of the most appropriate burs used for engraving and carving.

Construction:
Lightweight ABS composite which allows for strength, durability, and
resistance to water corrosion damage over other handpieces constructed
of plated brass or aluminum.

Water
Mist Spray - This is the only handpiece available on the market with an
optional Water
Mister
spray attachment. This atomized cloud of water eliminates 95% of the fine
dust and fumes associated with carving in materials like bone, egg, glass,
gemstones, eggshell, antler. It also keeps the bur cool for longer life
and prevents any kind of fracturing of the material being carved. Creating
a finer cut and strengthening porous materials, is another advantage of
this technology.

IN
APPLICATIONS LIKE THIS
MODERN PRECISION INJECTION PLASTIC IS
REPLACING METAL THE SAME WAY
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS REPLACED TRANSISTORS

All
handpieces on the market today, with the exception of the Turbo Carver
, are made using 40 year old technology. Turbo Carver uses cutting edge
technology and is a radical innovation in handpiece design.

Our
instrument weighs only 1/2 ounce. It can be used by people with arthritis
and other joint maladies because there's no weight, vibration or torque
transmitted to the handle. If you accidentally drop a metal handpiece,
there is a good chance you will destroy the bearings or break the bur.
Turbo Carver is so light, it resists breakage if dropped on the floor.

Because
Turbo Carver is made from precision injection molded plastic it could
be designed small and simple. It has been said and demonstrated that simplicity
is elegance. The small, pen-like, size also increases your visibility
and improves access in hard to reach areas.

IT
IS THE ONLY INSTRUMENT
WITH A COMFORTABLE
TEXTURED RUBBER GRIP

Plastics
are not affected by moisture, which is a serious problem for metal instruments.
handpieces with aluminum handles are very susceptible to oxidation from
moisture coming through the air lines. Oxidation is what sand paper is
made from and it will destroy the bearings if it forms within the handpiece.
For this reason, metal handpieces, require an expensive moisture trap
installed in the air line. Unfortunately, the moisture trap will not prevent
water vapor from getting into the handpiece while working with water as
needed for hard materials.

Turbo
Carver uses a one piece, carbon composite turbine assembly. There is no
costly chuck to wear out and no wrench is necessary. Since
there are fewer parts concentricity is superior to its metal counterparts
thus reducing vibration and noise. Concentricity of the new turbine is
between 0 and .0002".

NOTE:
Don't let its small size and low weight fool you,
this instrument is as good or better in performance than the larger,
heavier and much more expensive metal counterparts.

Dirty
drive air is the cause of many bearing failures. Turbo Carver comes with
a 5 micron air filter, in-line with the foot control, which removes any
oxides or minute particulates, that get through the main regulator water
trap/filter.

Turbo
Carver incorporates a miniature in-line air pressure gauge. This gauge
is used to determine with more accuracy, the optimum setting on your air
compressor regulator. Too little pressure and you won't get good results,
too much and you risk destroying the handpiece. You can't rely on the
gauge on the compressor because vibration and age reduce their accuracy.
Also, pressure is lost in the tubing that goes between the regulator and
handpiece. As much as 1 PSI can be lost per linear foot of tubing as well
as filters.

All
other air-driven handpieces have an inherent problem. They draw contamination
into the front bearing whenever you operate the instrument. The effect
is called Carman Street Vortex and is a leading cause for bearing failure.
This means when the drive air to the turbine is shut off, it takes several
seconds for the turbine to spin down. During this time the turbine becomes
a vacuum pump and pulls airborne contamination into the bearings. Turbo
Carver has solved this problem with a patented pinched valve/air regulator
mounted on the exhaust port. This regulator maintains positive pressure
within the turbine housing during shut down, thus preventing a vacuum
from forming. Once the handpiece is turned off and set down, the one-way
valve closes shut thus preventing dirt from entering through the exhaust
port.

The
second cause for bearing failure is heat buildup in the rear bearing.
During operation air passes through the front bearing because of the path
available around the spindle. However, there is not enough pressure within
the turbine housing to get a good air flow around the rear bearing. The
pinched valve on Turbo Carver increases the operational pressure within
the turbine housing. This increased pressure makes it possible to create
an air flow around the rear bearing.

The
third reason for bearing failure is caused by the lubrication process.
Manual and automatic lubrication is an imprecise procedure and too much
oil is as bad as too little. Also, no matter how careful one is it is
inevitable that dirt is going to be introduced during lubrication. Turbo
Carver uses the most advanced bearing technology available to eliminate
the need for external lubrication. The bearings used in this instrument
are Lubricated For Life and because of this the bearings will last
much longer. We have recently increased the warranty on the bearings from
3-to-6 months and additional testing will probably increase the warranty
to 1-year in the near future.

Turbo
Carver operates at 400,000 RPM making it the fastest in the world.
The faster this type of instrument turns, the better it works.

Our
instrument is the only one that will operate on both compressed air or,
as an option, bottled CO2.
CO2 has the advantage of being less expensive than an air compressor,
weighs less and is therefore easier to haul around. CO2
does not require electricity and is totally quiet. This makes it easy
to work in remote locations or places where power is not available; it's
ideal for trade shows.

Turbo
Carver comes with a variable foot control at no extra charge, which
is an expensive option with the competition.